Thursday, December 31, 2009

Magnus Carlsen is number one!

Magnus Carlsen at the 2008 Chess ClassicsImage via Wikipedia

31.12.2009 – FIDE has just released its January 1st 2010 rating list, and it has

the 19-year-old Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen with 2810 in the

number one slot, five points ahead of number two Veselin Topalov, and

twenty points above World Champion Viswanathan Anand. Magnus is the

youngest player to cross the 2800 mark and to top the world rankings.

Congratulations!

FIDE January 2010 Rating List

Magnus Carlsen gained nine rating points in his last sixteen games to come in at 2810 Elo

points and to occupy the number one slot in the world rankings. Below is this prodigy's rating

progress in the last nine years.

In second place is Bulgarian GM Veselin Topalov, who lost five points in four games

(at the European Team Championships in Novi Sad), followed by World Champion

Viswanathan Anand, who lost two points in nine games. Vladimir Kramnik is number

four, having won a whopping sixteen points in sixteen games. Kramnik displaced

Levon Aronian, who lost five points and is now in place five in the world rankings.

Other notatble changes at the top: Vassily Ivanchuk has gained ten points and is once

again in the top ten. So is Chinese GM Wang Yue, who gained fifteen points. Shakhriyar

Mamedyarov gained 22 points, while Peter Leko lost 13, Teimour Radjabov 15 and

Alexander Morozevich 18 points.

FIDE January 1st 2010 – Top 100 Players

RankNameTitleCountryRatingGamesB-Year
1 Carlsen, MagnusgNOR2810161990
2 Topalov, VeselingBUL280541975
3 Anand, ViswanathangIND279091969
4 Kramnik, VladimirgRUS2788161975
5 Aronian, LevongARM2781171982
6 Gelfand, BorisgISR2761251968
7 Gashimov, VugargAZE2759211986
8 Ivanchuk, VassilygUKR2749131969
9 Wang, YuegCHN274981987
10 Svidler, PetergRUS2744271976
11 Mamedyarov, ShakhriyargAZE2741191985
12 Leko, PetergHUN273991979
13 Ponomariov, RuslangUKR2737251983
14 Eljanov, PavelgUKR2736141983
15 Grischuk, AlexandergRUS273681983
16 Radjabov, TeimourgAZE2733131987
17 Morozevich, AlexandergRUS2732191977
18 Vachier-Lagrave, MaximegFRA2730211990
19 Jakovenko, DmitrygRUS2730171983
20 Shirov, AlexeigESP2723191972
21 Karjakin, SergeygRUS2720121990
22 Malakhov, VladimirgRUS2716151980
23 Wang, HaogCHN2715101989
24 Bacrot, EtiennegFRA2713181983
25 Dominguez Perez, LeiniergCUB271241983
26 Almasi, ZoltangHUN271071976
27 Navara, DavidgCZE2708151985
28 Nakamura, HikarugUSA270871987
29 Movsesian, SergeigSVK270821978
30 Tomashevsky, EvgenygRUS2705141987
31 Vallejo Pons, FranciscogESP2705101982
32 Jobava, BaadurgGEO2704151983
33 Alekseev, EvgenygRUS2703131985
34 Kasimdzhanov, RustamgUZB270221979
35 Motylev, AlexandergRUS269761979
36 Rublevsky, SergeigRUS269741974
37 Nielsen, Peter HeinegDEN269701973
38 Short, Nigel DgENG269671965
39 Adams, MichaelgENG2694171971
40 Kamsky, GatagUSA269361974
41 Vitiugov, NikitagRUS269281987
42 Volokitin, AndreigUKR269281986
43 Bologan, ViktorgMDA269261971
44 Naiditsch, ArkadijgGER2687131985
45 Miroshnichenko, EvgenijgUKR268601978
46 Polgar, JuditgHUN268241976
47 Nisipeanu, Liviu-DietergROU2681121976
48 Sargissian, GabrielgARM2680121983
49 Akopian, VladimirgARM2678101971
50 Moiseenko, AlexandergUKR267701980
51 Caruana, FabianogITA2675181992
52 Bu, XiangzhigCHN267361985
53 Georgiev, KirilgBUL267201965
54 Harikrishna, P.gIND267201986
55 Fressinet, LaurentgFRA2670121981
56 Areshchenko, AlexandergUKR267061986
57 Onischuk, AlexandergUSA267041975
58 Zhigalko, SergeigBLR2668131989
59 Smirin, IliagISR2668111968
60 Kurnosov, IgorgRUS2668101985
61 Najer, EvgeniygRUS266541977
62 Tiviakov, SergeigNED266221973
63 Riazantsev, AlexandergRUS266101985
64 Vescovi, GiovannigBRA2660201978
65 Cheparinov, IvangBUL2660151986
66 Berkes, FerencgHUN265991985
67 Lastin, AlexandergRUS265941976
68 Meier, GeorggGER2658121987
69 Nepomniachtchi, IangRUS2658101990
70 Beliavsky, Alexander GgSLO2657181953
71 Efimenko, ZahargUKR2657101985
72 Ni, HuagCHN2657101983
73 Smeets, JangNED2657101985
74 Sutovsky, EmilgISR265791977
75 Roiz, MichaelgISR265781983
76 Avrukh, BorisgISR265681978
77 So, WesleygPHI265681993
78 Krasenkow, MichalgPOL265601963
79 Fridman, DanielgGER265481976
80 Ganguly, Surya ShekhargIND265441983
81 Baklan, VladimirgUKR265421978
82 Grachev, BorisgRUS2653181986
83 Sasikiran, KrishnangIND265341981
84 Laznicka, ViktorgCZE2652161988
85 Timofeev, ArtyomgRUS265241985
86 Khismatullin, DenisgRUS2651161984
87 Dreev, AlexeygRUS265091969
88 Sokolov, IvangBIH2649121968
89 Inarkiev, ErnestogRUS264961985
90 Seirawan, YassergUSA264921960
91 Korobov, AntongUKR2648171985
92 Postny, EvgenygISR264871981
93 Le, Quang LiemgVIE2647201991
94 Pashikian, ArmangARM264761987
95 Landa, KonstantingRUS2645101972
96 Milov, VadimgSUI264461972
97 Nyback, TomigFIN2643131985
98 Bareev, EvgenygRUS2643101966
99 Kazhgaleyev, MurtasgKAZ264391973
100 Socko, BartoszgPOL264381978
(source: Chasebase.com)

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